IFAction News Roundup, November 16 — November 22, 2014
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from November 16 – November 22.
Filtering, Censorship, Whistle blowing, Misinformation, Free Press, and Free Speech Articles
Yes, you have a right to record the police
Could rapper go to prison for cutting rap album? [San Diego]
[VA] Woman posts “love” of ISIS on Facebook, charged with “promoting” terrorism
Manassas City [VA] detective in teen ‘sexting’ case sues teen’s lawyer for defamation
Access, the Digital Divide, Net Neutrality, and Intellectual Property Protection Articles
Obama and Scalia, United on Broadband as a Utility
F.C.C. Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools
The FCC wants to give educators an extra $1.5 billion a year for Internet
Pay Phones in New York City Will Become Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on FCC’s E-rate proposal
Privacy, Surveillance, Hacking, and Cybersecurity Articles
USA Freedom Act stalls in the Senate
Mail Monitoring Rarely Denied, Postal Service Says
U.S., Israeli companies supply spy gear to repressive regimes, report says
Virginia Police Have Been Secretively Stockpiling Private Phone Records
Judge unseals info on secret cellphone spying